President Samuelsen Reports on the Resumption of Contract Negotiations

Interrupted for nearly a year by Hurricane Sandy, Joe Lhota’s disappearing act and the delayed emergence of Tom Prendergast as the new head of the MTA, Local 100 officers finally met face-to-face with the MTA in formal contract negotiations on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. The MTA told the union that $2 billion in “found” money is theirs, not ours.